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Permission to Visit - Goldilocks and the Three Bank Statements
Robert Houchill
31 October 2018
What is a Cartel?
Last week, the CMA launched a new campaign to raise awareness of business cartels. The campaign is designed to send a “tough message to business cheats” which features a cartels hotline and also includes potential financial rewards for those who report suspected cartels.
19 October 2018
C5 notices – extrajudicial punishment or innovative policing?
Earlier this week, the BBC and The Victoria Derbyshire programme reported on a new warning notice scheme being issued by some police forces in England and Wales. The notices are issued when police have received intelligence raising concerns about an individual’s sexual behaviour but there is insufficient evidence for the matter to proceed to charge.
18 October 2018
EastEnders explores rape: Part 1 - consent is more complicated than ‘yes’ or ‘no’
EastEnders has always prided itself on dealing with topical and sensitive issues in its storylines. The long running soap has had countless iconic plotlines since it started in 1985 and it has not shied away from covering controversial topics including murder, domestic abuse and paedophilia. Last week, the first episodes of a new hard-hitting plot aired, which is centred on the rape of Ruby Allen (played by Louisa Lytton) after a night in the local nightclub with her friends. The focus of the storyline appears to challenge the stereotyping and myths that can surround allegations of sexual assault and consent. It comes at a time when there is a real cultural shift in terms of discussing sexual assaults and perceptions of consent and highlights clearly just how complex and challenging it can be to prove allegations of sexual misconduct.
18 October 2018
Modern Slavery Act 2015: Under Review
Since its implementation, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the MSA”) has not only increased public and corporate awareness of slavery in the modern day but has focused the government’s and Crown Prosecution Service’s (“CPS”) attention and resources towards fighting people trafficking, modern slavery, organised immigration crime and forced labour.
17 October 2018
FCA to regulate Claims Management Companies and caps on fees introduced
A number of provisions in the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (“the Act”) came into force on 1 October 2018, following the Act receiving Royal Assent on 10 May 2018. Amongst other things, the Act transfers the regulation of Claims Management Companies (“CMCs”) from the Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) to the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and imposes caps on the fees which CMCs can charge. The FCA will take over regulation from April 2019.
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